National Republican., 1887-11-23
The snrrnwa of a Mnrwnmp

The Mugwump's lot is not happy one.
His career has been brief but wrotched,
lie promised himself so much and has real.
lied so little that life must seem to him
failure. Beginning as an organized kick
against everybody else, be seems now to be
wrought up almost to the polut Of kicking
himself; and brief review OF his achieve
meuts leads the public to view this latest
inclination as the first symptom Of return
ing reason. II lfpunishment is justila.
bic for the failure OF human aspirations,
the Mugwump should commit suicide in the
most ignominlous way.
The Mugwump's first known mission was
TO beat Blaine for the nomination In 'st.
Failing In that, he delivered himself body
and soul into the lap of George William
Curtiss hungry aud thirsty Democratic
party, over which the moral rectitude OF
Mr.. Cleveland's life threw radiant hue
But he failed to give his boasted stronghold.
Massachusetts,, to his newest love, aui
New York, in which he did his dlrtiest
work, was after all carried inElorlously by
Burchard.
But when II came to claiming the after
election honors Mr. Cleveland found the
Mugwump always with him. Measured bS
his own rule, he should have had the
entire federal patronage and mortgage OH
all future vacancies. In fact, he got the
New York postonlce, the chiefship Of out
Washington bureau, and here and there Il
little persimmou to keep him quiet. Ate,
these first feeble rewards from the Mag
wump idol came the deluge, and the POO,
Mugwump has by turns stood aghast aud
been knocked PROSTATE and breathless by tn.
rapidity with which the spolls machine hl'
passed him on the road to the real vlctors-
the offensive partsaus of the lower wards
| For many months he has rubbed his ey 90
in doubt whether his vision was clear whel
he thought he saw among Clcveland's ap
pointees men whose uniform should b.
that OF the state AMI striped For manl
months be has mildly protested an,
humbly begged that federal servant
should he made to observe the rules $,
val liantly proclaimed by MIR, Cleveland. |
was all OF no avail. The spokesman haC
mounted the Democratic saddle, as every
body expected him to do. Even In thu
good old Bay state the Mugwump WI
ridden over rough shod and trampled In tn
dirt during the last campaign. And to ca
the climax, the Mugwump was forced T.
digest the Presidents Fellows letter ura
ing the support for one OF the most In
portant offices in the country Of a relic o
the old Tweed gang. All these rebuTs an
all this ingratitude, added to the re1eotlo
that the Mugwump has been on the losin
side at every election since Burchard helpe
him out In 1884, is enough to bow down
stouter heart than the Mugwump claims.
But what of the Mugwump's future
There is the rub. He has nowhere to fll
For President again he can support nobod
but Cleveland. For purity of conduct an
for grandeur OF sentiment Cleveland WI
his ideal, and he has no successor. The Mul
wump may plead humbly and scold midi,
but finally he will sit down with the vel
hungry and very thirsty Democratic part
san and eat his crow as zealously as thoug
the blear.eyed goddess of sham reform ha
him for her own.
Should such rarity appear as one Mul
wump, out Of conceit with his greatnes
anu caphOle Ol uumlilty, nls reueCtloi
must be sad Clearly he was born of wo
is Of few days, and full of trouble. Bl
he will recall the inscrutable ways of Prov
dence, and take heart in the thought th
all things, even to the meanest, are create
for some good. The Rocky Mounta
locust, the potato bug, and the cank,
worm are said to have a mission, and
| NAV be that the MupWump can vet d
velop chronological distinction.